Yaldut (ילדות) means childhood in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
childhood
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yaldut.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1התקופה בחייו של אדם שבה הוא ילד.
שְׂמַח בָּחוּר בְּיַלְדוּתֶיךָ, וִיטִיבְךָ לִבְּךָ בִּימֵי בְחוּרוֹתֶיךָ; וְהַלֵּךְ בְּדַרְכֵי לִבְּךָ, וּבְמַרְאֵי עֵינֶיךָ – וְדָע, כִּי עַל־כָּל־אֵלֶּה יְבִיאֲךָ הָאֱלֹהִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט. וְהָסֵר כַּעַס מִלִּבֶּךָ, וְהַעֲבֵר רָעָה מִבְּשָׂרֶךָ; כִּי־הַיַּלְדוּת וְהַשַּׁחֲרוּת הָבֶל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yaldut is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יַלְדוּת
- Written without vowel points
- ילדות
- Said
- yaldut
- Root
- י־ל־ד
- Pattern
- קַטְלוּת
- Inflections
- יַלְדוּת־
- Gematria
- 450
This is how Yaldut is said in other languages.
- English
- childhood
- Arabic
- طُفولة
- Spanish
- niñez
These words mean the opposite of Yaldut.
These words rhyme with Yaldut.
The word Yaldut is part of these phrases and sayings.
- משחר ילדות
- מעשה ילדות
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The word Yaldut comes from the root י־ל־ד, like these words.
These words come before and after Yaldut in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yaldut.
What does Yaldut (ילדות) mean in Hebrew?
Yaldut (ילדות) means childhood. It is said yaldut, with the stress on dut.
What is the opposite of Yaldut (ילדות)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yaldut (ילדות) are זיקנה, בגרות, and בחרות.
What rhymes with Yaldut (ילדות)?
Words that rhyme with Yaldut (ילדות) include אומנות, חוט, שירות, התנהגות, מהירות, and פעילות.
Is Yaldut (ילדות) masculine or feminine?
The word Yaldut (ילדות) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ילדות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.